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11.10.26 - 23:06
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Codelco Races to Rescue Workers After Accident at Chilean Mine (Bloomberg)
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Chilean state-owned copper producer Codelco is racing to rescue two workers caught in an apparent mudslide at its giant El Teniente mine, the same operation where six people died in an accident last year and less than two weeks after a fatal accident at another mine operated by the company....
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11.10.26 - 14:12
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Why a Chilean salt flat is a microcosm of the extractive frontiers of green capitalism (The Guardian)
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In the Atacama desert, the extraction of lithium – so crucial to addressing the climate crisis – comes with escalating social and environmental costsA high-altitude desert plateau traverses Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. I am on the Chilean side, sitting in a Jeep along with two other researchers. The afternoon air is thin and brisk but the sun is piercing – a combination I am familiar with from years of living and travelling in South America's Andean range.The landscape is a study in contrasts and contours: broad basins suddenly cut off by sweeping curves; flat expanses sliced by near vertical ascents. The Licancabur volcano looms large above us. Vegetation and humidity levels change rapidly with the rising altitude, bringing cooler temperatures, wetter air and denser plant life. Continue reading......
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